Credits. Unless otherwise noted, all satellite data are provided by the Data Center at the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) of the University of Wisconsin - Madison and are displayed using McIDAS, the Man computer Interactive Data Access System.
Disclaimer. The products from GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) shown here are experimental. These are generated and maintained within a research environment (here at CIMSS (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies)) and are not intended to be considered operational. Timeliness, availability, and accuracy are sought but not guaranteed.
Interactive animation of all bands, toggling between GOES-11 and GOES-8
For the lastest status of the operational GOES satellites, please check the NOAA Satellite Information System web page (NOAASIS). Outages may be predictable, as scheduled during eclipse situations and for maneuvers; or, they may be impromptu, as during periods of hardware or software abnormalities.